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What are dog toys?

Dog toys are designed for fun, bonding, mental stimulation and increase dog exercise. These are part of the potential benefits a toy will bring to your pooch and if you continue down this article.

Dog toys come in many varieties, including dog bones, puppy toys, balls, tug toys, training aids, squeaky toys, discs and frisbees, plush toys, and sticks. Most UK families have Labradors, Spaniels or Golden Retrivers and all these breeds are powerful dog breeds and are known for being strong chewers. Therefore, dog toys to these example of dogs will be shred to pieces and hence why we are going to talk about indestructible dog toys below.
Research by dog charities show that 5 particualr dog breeds often end up in emergency vet services and they include: Jack Russell Terriers, Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, Beagles and Pit Bull Terriers as they are considered heavy chewers. Therefore, need durable toys to stimulate them.

What are indestructible dog toys?

While no dog toy is completely chew proof, some are more durable than others. There is one company that is a pioneer of indestructible toys and I have bought a few toys from them for my puppies and senior dogs for friends. Have you heard of Kong? If you haven’t google them and every pet blogger writing about dog products will atleast put their toys on their list. I usually say, there is no point asking forums what is the best indestructible toy, go ahead and try kong. It wont burst your check book and once you try coem back and leave a comment what you think of it.
As you’ll see from reading reviews of dog toys, it’s hard to find one toy that has all 5 star positive reviews. One toy may seem indestructible to one dog breed and their owners, yet fall apart for others so its highly advisable to always inspect the toy before you hand it to your canine friend as you dont want it to fall apart and then end up going to the vet for scans to see if they have swallowed parts you can’t find.
To define indestructible dog toys would be hard for the reason mentioned above. However, most indestructible toys tend to be chew toys which are designed to be chewed by animals for purposes of stimulation and relief from boredomsay. This are ideal for puppies and materials used for these toys include durable rubber, hard plastic, raw hide and mineral.

Where can I buy the Best dog toys?

Since Amazon is a 24 hour market place and you have some guarantees when you purchase from them I like sniffing around the pet supplies section to see what is selling the best and then find a local pet store to order. Most of the big pet suppliers have stores on Amazon and Ebay so you can as well just order straight through them and you will get the same quality product at a bargain most times.